Cigarette-machine.



PATENTED OCT. 13, 1908. A. GRBILSAMMER.

CIGARETTE MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9.1903. Ivo MODEL.

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No. 741,242. PATENTED 00T. 13, 1903.

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CIGARETTE MACHINE.

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UNITED STATES Patented October 1B, 19GB.

ALPHONSE GREILSAMMER, OF PARIS, FRANCE.

ClGARETTEf-flVlACl-lINEl `SPECIIl-"ICA'LION forming part of LettersPatent No. 741,242, dated October 13, 1903.

Application tiled .Tune 9J 1903. ,Serial Ng. 160.759. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ALPHONSE GRniLsAM- MER, a citizen of the Republic ofFrance, and a resident of No. 3 Rue Saulnier, Paris, in the Republic ofFrance, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigarette-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a device adapted for usein cigarette-machinesin which the cigarette -tubes are clasped and milled; and the objectthereof is to allow of making cigarette-tubes, and hence cigarettes,with one end closed. For this purpose the tube of paper being .onceclasped and milled in the usual manner its free end, which has been cut,is cramped by the action of two plates, which move close to each otherinopposite directions in a plane perpendicular to the aXis of the tube,and is then tucked in against the mandrel of the tube by a spindleanimated with a reciprocating motion.

In the annexed drawings, Figure l is a front elevation view of thedevice incorporating thisinvention, certain parts being shown insection. Fig. 2 is a cross-section through line A B of Fig. 1.

The device comprises two plates ci and Z9, arranged in juxtaposition andadapted to slide in a support or guide-plate c, secured to a frame CZ.These plates move in opposite directions by the action of a cam e,mounted on a shaft driven by the motor-shaft of the machine. For thispurpose the plates a and b are provided, respectively, with rollers orstuds f and g, upon which the cam is adapted to act in its rotarymotion. A spiral spring 71., the ends of which are attached to pins iand j, made, respectively, integral with the plates o, and brings backsaid plates one to each other after they have been separated by the came. The plate ce is provided at its upper end with a notch a of areversed-V shape, and the plate b is provided with a corresponding notchb of a straight-V shape. These notches are adapted to cramp one of theends of the cigarette -tubes when the plates a b are moved toward eachother.

Pivoted on a cross-bar k, secured to the frame d, are arranged two bentlevers Z and mi, carrying, respectively, the cutting=blades insured byan abutment or cam r, mounted 'on a disk s, driven by the motor-shaft ofthe machine, as seen in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

During the rotation of the disk s the cam r- `after being cramped by theplates a l) are tucked in by a spindle u. This spindle is mounted in aresilient manner in a rod fu, animated with a reciprocating motion bythe action of a lever w, driven by any suitable mechanical means.

The device hereinabove described works as follows: The tube of paper isclasped and milled in the usual manner around the mandrel y. The freeend, which has been eut, lies opposite the notches c b' of plates a band projects from these plates a small distance, varying according tothe diameter of the tubes. The end of the tube being thus placed, whenthe machine is started the plates a b approach each other toward theaxis of the tube and their notches a' b are caused to cramp 0r stranglethe free end of the tube. The plates a Z) are then separated and letpass the tapered point of the spindle u, which tucks in the cramped edgeof the tube against the tapered recess of the end of the mandrel y andproduces the entire closing of the free end of the tube. The tube thusclosed ad vances of the proper length of the cigarette and enters thetransport-barrel a', (shown in dottedI lines,) while the spindle u isbrought back and is cut by the blades a o. The free cut end of the tubewhich projects from the mandrel y is then closed in the mannerdescribed, and so on, while the tubes which have one of their endsclosed are carried by the transport-barrel foto be filled with tobaccoin the usual way.

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Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A device adapted for use in cigarettemachines in which thecigarette-tubes are clasped and milled, comprising two plates a and barranged in juxtaposition and adapted to move in opposite directions,said plates being` provided with respective notches a and h' betweenwhich one of the ends of the cigarette-tubes is adapted to be cramped, aspindle u adapted to receive a reciprocating motion in the direction ofthe axis of the mandrel y of the cigarette-tubes, and a pair ofcutting-blades n o workin g as scissors betweenl the spindle and mandrelto cut the tubes, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

'2. A device adapted for use in cigarettemachines in which Vthecigarette-tubes are clasped and milled, comprising two plates a and barranged in juxtaposition and adapted to move in opposite directions,said plates being provided with respective notches CZ and b' betweenwhich one of the ends of the cigarette-tubes is adapted to be cramped,rollers or studs f and g respectively secured to the plates a and Z2, arotating cam e adapted to act on said rollers or studs f and g, pins 'iand j respectively iixed to the plates a and b, a spiral spring h havingits ends attached to said pins z' and j, aspindle uadapted to receive areciprocating motion in the direction of the axis of the mandrel y ofthe cigarettetube, and a pair of cutting-blades n o 'working as scissorsbetween the spindle and mandrel to cut the tubes, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

3. A device adapted for use in cigarettemachines in which thecigarette-tubes are clasped and milled, comprising two plates a and l)arranged in juxtaposition and adapted to move in opposite directions,said plates being provided with respective notches a/ and b' betweenwhich one of the ends of the cigarette-tubes is adapted to be cramped, aspindle u arranged in a resilient manner in the direction of the axis ofthe mandrel y of the cigarette-tubes, a rod fu in which said spindle uis mounted, adapted to receive a reciprocating motion, a pair of bentlevers Z and m pivoted on a cross-bar 7c iixed to the frame CZ, acutting-blade n hinged to the lever Z, a cutting-blade o fixed to thelever m, said levers working between the spindle and mandrel, a flatspring p bearing on the blade n and adapted to press said blade againstthe blade o, two studs or rollers Z/ and m mounted respectively on thebent levers Z and m, an abutment or camo adapted to meet in'its travelthe studs or rollers Z and m', and a ro- 6 tating disk s upon which ismounted the abutment or cam r, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twowitnesses.

ALPHONSE GREILSAMMER.

Witnesses:

ANTOINE LAvoIx, J. ALLIsoN BOWEN.

